Drake Beats Everyone For Iheart Music Award Nominations

The Canadian musician’s potential wins include Song the Year for “One Dance” featuring Wizkid and Kyla Reid, Male Artist the Year and Hip-Hop Song the Year for both “One Dance” and “Controlla.”

Facing him in the first category is Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop The Feeling,” “Stressed Out” by twenty one pilots, “Cheap Thrills” by Sia featuring Sean Paul and “Closer” by The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey.

Meanwhile, Justin Bieber, Luke Bryan, The Weeknd and Shawn Mendes are his competition for Male Artist the Year, while “Panda” by Desiigner, “All The Way Up” by Fat Joe and Remy Ma featuring French Montana and Infrared, and “For Free” by DJ Khaled, also featuring Drake, fill the rest the Hip-Hop group.

eval(ez_write_tag(580,400],’allhiphop_com-netboard-1′,’ezslot_1′]));

The Chainsmokers clocked an impressive 11 nominations, adding the likes Dance Song the Year for Closer, Best New Pop Artist and Producer the Year to their Song the Year nod.

Other artists who have scooped multiple nominations include Beyonce and Rihanna, both up for R&B Artist the Year among others, and Ariana Grande, whose nominations include Female Artist the Year, in which she’s up against Umbrella singer Rihanna.

So far only Bruno Mars has been announced as a performer at the show, which takes place on 5 March 2017 at The Forum in Los Angeles.